Umbrella-locking device.



J. 11. BARNES, JR- UMBRELLA LOOKING DEVICE.

APPLIOATIQH FILED PEB.28, 1910. 933,24 Patented 111111128, 1911.

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JOHN R. BARNES, JR., F OSKALOOSA, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO B. M.YOUNG, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

UMBRELLA-LOCKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. BARNES, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oskaloosa, in the county of Mahaska and State ofIowa, have invented a certain new and useful Umbrella-Locking Device, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is intended to be used in connection with any ordinaryumbrella and is more particularly designed for use in connection withumbrellas of the class having detachable handles.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of simple andinexpensive construction of small size so that it may be readily andeasily carried in the users pocket and so arranged that it may bereadily and easily applied to or removed from an umbrella, and whenapplied will prevent the umbrella handle from becoming detached whenused in connection with an improvement of the class having a detachablehandle, and further to provide means whereby a chain may be passedaround a stationary object to thereby securely lock the umbrella to saidobject.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction,arrangement and combination of the various parts of the device, wherebythe objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully setforth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a device embodying my invention,and Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of a part of an umbrella of the classhaving a detachable handle and my improved device applied thereto in alocked position, a part of the umbrella and my improved lock being shownin section.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the collar is formed of twoparts of metal and 11 hinged together at 12 at one end and having theirends arranged in overlapping positions. One of said overlapping ends isprovided with a stationary metal loop 13 and the other with a slot 14 toreceive said loop. On the interior of the collar is a number of pins 15projected toward the center of the collar. The chain 16 is preferablyconnected to the hinged portion of the collar and a lock 17 is providedon said chain designed to be connected with the loop 13.

The umbrella illustrated in the drawings is of the class having adetachable handle and of itself forms no part of my presentinvention.The essential parts of it comprise a tubular stem 18, a handle 19 havinga tubular extension 20 to telescopically receive the stem 18. YVithinthe stem 18 is a spring 21 having a lug 22 which normally extendsoutwardly. through a slot through a slot in the part 20. In order torelease the handle it is only necessary to press the lug 22 inwardly andthen separate the handle from the stem. The umbrella ribs are of theordinary kind and are indicated by the numeral 23 and are provided withthe usual mounted knobs 24 at their ends.

In practical use and assuming that it is desired to apply my improvedumbrella lock to an umbrella of the class having a detachable handle, Ifirst place the umbrella ribs in their folded positions and thenseparate the sides of the collar and apply the collar around the upperends of the ribs and around the umbrella stem above the umbrella coveras shown in Fig. 2. The pins 15 extend through between the upwardlyextended ends of the ribs to a point close to the adjacent portionof'the umbrella stem and they serve the purpose of holding the collar inposition concentric to the stem. The knobs 24 on the ends of the ribswill prevent the ,collar from being moved in a direction toward thehandle and the umbrella lock itself prevents the collar from moving inthe opposite direction so that when the collar is in its closed positionand the lock 17 is applied to the loop 13, it is impossible to open theumbrella until the sides of the collar are separated. Furthermore thecollar in the position indicated in Fig. 2 obviously prevents accessbeing had to the lug 22 so that the handle cannot be detached.

I claim as my invention:

1. An umbrella lock, comprising a twopart collar, said parts beinghinged together and being designed to encircle an umbrella handle andalso the projecting ends. of the umbrella ribs, and a series of pinsfixed to the interior of said collar and projecting inwardly toward thecenter of the collar being designed to be inserted between theprojecting ends of the umbrella ribs, for the purposes stated.

2. An umbrella locking device, comprising a collar formed of two partsbeing hinged together at one end and having their other ends arranged inoverlapping positions, a loop in the stem and also 7 tend throughbetween the ribs to points ad jacent to the handle to prevent the collarfrom sliding up or down on the handle, and said lock and chain being soarranged that the chain may be placed around the arm of a seat or otherobject, for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 12, 1910.

JOHN BARNES, JR.

fixed to one of the said overlapping ends, l the. other overlapping endbeing provided with a slot to receive the said loop, a chain fixed tothe collar and a lock fixed to the end 5 of the chain and designed toengage said loop, and a series of pins fixed to the interior of thecollar and extending inwardly toward its center, said collar being soarranged that it may be placed on the handle of an umbrella and over theprojecting ends of the ribs, said pins being arranged to exlVitnessesJOHN N. MCCOY, THEO. L. HINZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe f Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G.

